--- title: "awesome-prompts vs AstrBot" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/ai-boost-awesome-prompts-vs-astrbotdevs-astrbot" tools: ["ai-boost-awesome-prompts", "astrbotdevs-astrbot"] --- # awesome-prompts vs AstrBot *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick awesome-prompts when license: awesome-prompts is GPL-3.0, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0; pick AstrBot when license: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, awesome-prompts is GPL-3.0. [awesome-prompts](https://awesomegpt.vip) reports 8.4k GitHub stars, 798 forks, and 35 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. [AstrBot](https://astrbot.app) has 36k stars, 2.5k forks, and 1.3k open issues, last pushed Jul 9, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome-prompts's repository](https://github.com/ai-boost/awesome-prompts) and [AstrBot's repository](https://github.com/AstrBotDevs/AstrBot). | | [awesome-prompts](/tools/ai-boost-awesome-prompts.md) | [AstrBot](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Curated list of chatgpt prompts from the top-rated GPTs in the GPTs Store. Prompt Engineering, prompt attack & prompt protect. Advanced Prompt Engineering papers. | AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature | | Stars | 8,440 | 36,186 | | Forks | 798 | 2,513 | | Open issues | 35 | 1,315 | | Language | - | Python | | Adopt for | - | AstrBot is an AI agent assistant and development framework that integrates multiple instant messaging platforms with various language models and plugins under the AGPL-3.0 license. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 | | Categories | LLM Frameworks | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [awesome-prompts](/tools/ai-boost-awesome-prompts.md) | [AstrBot](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 35 | 1.3k | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Security scan | No lockfile | No MCP manifest | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/ai-boost-awesome-prompts/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: AstrBot - **Adopt for:** AstrBot is an AI agent assistant and development framework that integrates multiple instant messaging platforms with various language models and plugins under the AGPL-3.0 license. ## Choose when ### Choose awesome-prompts if… - License: awesome-prompts is GPL-3.0, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0. - Tags unique to awesome-prompts: awesome, awesome-list, chatgpt, gpt4. - More recently updated (last pushed Jul 11, 2026). ### Choose AstrBot if… - License: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, awesome-prompts is GPL-3.0. - Tags unique to AstrBot: agent, ai, astrbot, chatbot. - Also covers AI Agents. - AstrBot ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When you require a highly integrative environment where your AI agents can communicate across different instant messaging platforms like Discord, Telegram, QQ, and others. ## When NOT to use awesome-prompts - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use AstrBot - If you are looking for proprietary solutions or do not want to comply with the AGPL-3.0 open-source license requirements, as AstrBot might not suit businesses preferring closed development. - In scenarios where a very streamlined or simple AI agent without extensive plugin and platform customizability is required due to time constraints or a specific project scope that does not need broad, - +adaptability. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between awesome-prompts and AstrBot? awesome-prompts: Curated list of chatgpt prompts from the top-rated GPTs in the GPTs Store. Prompt Engineering, prompt attack & prompt protect. Advanced Prompt Engineering papers.. AstrBot: AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose awesome-prompts over AstrBot? Choose awesome-prompts over AstrBot when License: awesome-prompts is GPL-3.0, AstrBot is AGPL-3.0; Tags unique to awesome-prompts: awesome, awesome-list, chatgpt, gpt4; More recently updated (last pushed Jul 11, 2026). ### When should I choose AstrBot over awesome-prompts? Choose AstrBot over awesome-prompts when License: AstrBot is AGPL-3.0, awesome-prompts is GPL-3.0; Tags unique to AstrBot: agent, ai, astrbot, chatbot; Also covers AI Agents; AstrBot ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When you require a highly integrative environment where your AI agents can communicate across different instant messaging platforms like Discord, Telegram, QQ, and others. ### When should I avoid awesome-prompts? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid AstrBot? If you are looking for proprietary solutions or do not want to comply with the AGPL-3.0 open-source license requirements, as AstrBot might not suit businesses preferring closed development. In scenarios where a very streamlined or simple AI agent without extensive plugin and platform customizability is required due to time constraints or a specific project scope that does not need broad, +adaptability. ### Is awesome-prompts or AstrBot more popular on GitHub? AstrBot has more GitHub stars (36,186 vs 8,440). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are awesome-prompts and AstrBot open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome-prompts: GPL-3.0, AstrBot: AGPL-3.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to awesome-prompts or AstrBot? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome-prompts alternatives](/tools/ai-boost-awesome-prompts/alternatives) and [AstrBot alternatives](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/alternatives) ([awesome-prompts markdown twin](/tools/ai-boost-awesome-prompts/alternatives.md), [AstrBot markdown twin](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/ai-boost-awesome-prompts-vs-astrbotdevs-astrbot.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, awesome-prompts or AstrBot? awesome-prompts: Very active. AstrBot: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for awesome-prompts and AstrBot? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome-prompts trust report](/tools/ai-boost-awesome-prompts/trust); [AstrBot trust report](/tools/astrbotdevs-astrbot/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=ai-boost-awesome-prompts`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=ai-boost-awesome-prompts) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_